The Nile and irrigated agriculture

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 1

By the end of this class you'll be able to:

- Explain why farmers moved close to the Nile

- Explain why the Nile was important to Egypt

Program:

-Notes 1.4

- Video

- Consequences assignment

Notes 1.4

The river Nile and Egypt

Egypt: A gift from the Nile?  

1. Water for agriculture/irrigation. 

2. Water to drink

3. Water as a source of life.

The Nile

• Every year the Nile flooded. It left silt.
• This made the ground extremely fertile. 
• Because of this, farmers would move close to the Nile. 
• But the flooding was only one season a year. Can you think of a solution for the rest of the year? 

Dikes and channels

• Store water (also in resevoirs).
• Made it possible to irrigate fields further away from the Nile.

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• Irrigated agriculture

Irrigation

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• Bringing water to the lands to use it for agriculture

Can you think of consequences of the irrigated agriculture?

We'll find out.. Next week!

But first: goals achieved?

SO!

Next week: 3-10-2019

About chapter 1: paragraph 1.2 & 1.3 + notes!